expirar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ex(s)pīrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.piˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.piˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

expirar (first-person singular present expiro, first-person singular preterite expirí, past participle expirat)

1. (intransitive) to expire, to breathe out

   Synonym: exalar

2. (intransitive, euphemistic) to expire, to die

   Synonym: morir

3. (intransitive) to expire, to cease to be valid

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expirar (first conjugation)

infinitive			expirar
gerund			expirant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		expirat		expirada
		plural		expirats		expirades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	expiro	expires	expira	expirem	expireu	expiren
	imperfect	expirava	expiraves	expirava	expiràvem	expiràveu	expiraven
	future	expiraré	expiraràs	expirarà	expirarem	expirareu	expiraran
	preterite	expirí	expirares	expirà	expiràrem	expiràreu	expiraren
	conditional	expiraria	expiraries	expiraria	expiraríem	expiraríeu	expirarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	expiri	expiris	expiri	expirem	expireu	expirin
	imperfect	expirés	expiressis	expirés	expiréssim	expiréssiu	expiressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	expira	expiri	expirem	expireu	expirin
	negative (no)	—	no expiris	no expiri	no expirem	no expireu	no expirin

Related terms

• espirar

Further reading

• “expirar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “expirar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “expirar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “expirar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exspīrāre (“to expire”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [is.piˈɾa(h)], /es.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [es.piˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [is.piˈɾa(h)], /es.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [es.piˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.piˈɾa(ɾ)/, /es.piˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.piˈɾa(χ)], /eʃ.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.piˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.piˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɾaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.piˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɾaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.piˈɾaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɾaɾ/, /ejʃ.piˈɾaɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɾaɾ/, /ejʃ.piˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɾa.ɾi/, /eʃ.piˈɾa.ɾi/

Verb

expirar (first-person singular present expiro, first-person singular preterite expirei, past participle expirado)

1. to expire (to breathe out)

   Synonym: exalar

   Antonyms: inalar, inspirar

2. to expire (to become invalid after a deadline)

   Synonym: vencer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expirar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	expirar
Personal	expirar	expirares	expirar	expirarmos	expirardes	expirarem
Gerund
	expirando
Past participle
Masculine	expirado			expirados
Feminine	expirada			expiradas
Indicative
Present	expiro	expiras	expira	expiramos	expirais	expiram
Imperfect	expirava	expiravas	expirava	expirávamos	expiráveis	expiravam
Preterite	expirei	expiraste	expirou	expiramos1, expirámos2	expirastes	expiraram
Pluperfect	expirara	expiraras	expirara	expiráramos	expiráreis	expiraram
Future	expirarei	expirarás	expirará	expiraremos	expirareis	expirarão
Conditional	expiraria	expirarias	expiraria	expiraríamos	expiraríeis	expirariam
Subjunctive
Present	expire	expires	expire	expiremos	expireis	expirem
Imperfect	expirasse	expirasses	expirasse	expirássemos	expirásseis	expirassem
Future	expirar	expirares	expirar	expirarmos	expirardes	expirarem
Imperative
Affirmative		expira	expire	expiremos	expirai	expirem
Negative (não)		não expires	não expire	não expiremos	não expireis	não expirem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• expiração
• expirado
• expirador
• expirante
• expiratório
• expiro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exspīrāre (“to expire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡspiˈɾaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.piˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧pi‧rar

Verb

expirar (first-person singular present expiro, first-person singular preterite expiré, past participle expirado)

1. to die, pass away

   Synonyms: morir, fallecer

2. to end up, come to an end

   Synonyms: acabar, terminar

3. to expire

   Synonyms: vencer, caducar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expirar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			expirar
gerund			expirando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		expirado		expirada
		plural		expirados		expiradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	expiro	expirastú expirásvos	expira	expiramos	expiráis	expiran
	imperfect	expiraba	expirabas	expiraba	expirábamos	expirabais	expiraban
	preterite	expiré	expiraste	expiró	expiramos	expirasteis	expiraron
	future	expiraré	expirarás	expirará	expiraremos	expiraréis	expirarán
	conditional	expiraría	expirarías	expiraría	expiraríamos	expiraríais	expirarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	expire	expirestú expirésvos2	expire	expiremos	expiréis	expiren
	imperfect (ra)	expirara	expiraras	expirara	expiráramos	expirarais	expiraran
	imperfect (se)	expirase	expirases	expirase	expirásemos	expiraseis	expirasen
	future1	expirare	expirares	expirare	expiráremos	expirareis	expiraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		expiratú expirávos	expire	expiremos	expirad	expiren
	negative		no expires	no expire	no expiremos	no expiréis	no expiren

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of expirar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive expirar	dative	expirarme	expirarte	expirarle, expirarse	expirarnos	expiraros	expirarles, expirarse
	accusative	expirarme	expirarte	expirarlo, expirarla, expirarse	expirarnos	expiraros	expirarlos, expirarlas, expirarse
with gerund expirando	dative	expirándome	expirándote	expirándole, expirándose	expirándonos	expirándoos	expirándoles, expirándose
	accusative	expirándome	expirándote	expirándolo, expirándola, expirándose	expirándonos	expirándoos	expirándolos, expirándolas, expirándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative expira	dative	expírame	expírate	expírale	expíranos	not used	expírales
	accusative	expírame	expírate	expíralo, expírala	expíranos	not used	expíralos, expíralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative expirá	dative	expirame	expirate	expirale	expiranos	not used	expirales
	accusative	expirame	expirate	expiralo, expirala	expiranos	not used	expiralos, expiralas
with formal second-person singular imperative expire	dative	expíreme	not used	expírele, expírese	expírenos	not used	expíreles
	accusative	expíreme	not used	expírelo, expírela, expírese	expírenos	not used	expírelos, expírelas
with first-person plural imperative expiremos	dative	not used	expirémoste	expirémosle	expirémonos	expirémoos	expirémosles
	accusative	not used	expirémoste	expirémoslo, expirémosla	expirémonos	expirémoos	expirémoslos, expirémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative expirad	dative	expiradme	not used	expiradle	expiradnos	expiraos	expiradles
	accusative	expiradme	not used	expiradlo, expiradla	expiradnos	expiraos	expiradlos, expiradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative expiren	dative	expírenme	not used	expírenle	expírennos	not used	expírenles, expírense
	accusative	expírenme	not used	expírenlo, expírenla	expírennos	not used	expírenlos, expírenlas, expírense

Related terms

• expiración

Further reading

• “expirar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024